Thomas Jefferson

thomas jeferson in 1787 he was 44 years old he was a antifederlist an raised as an anglican  but was influenced by english deists such as bolingbroke and shaftesbury but was influenced by english deists such as bolingbroke and shaftesbury. this in the spirit of the enlightenment he made the following recommendation to his nephew peter carr in. federal convention or the grand convention at philadelphia took place from may 14 to September 17 1787  delegates supportive of slavery on the other hand, generally wanted to count slaves in their actual numbers since slaves could not vote slaveholders would thus have the benefit of increased representation after achieving peace with england george washington surveyed the 13 states and said thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other and all tugging at the federal head will soon bring ruin on the whole







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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Fifths_Compromise


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